Fleet Management

Who wants to be a truck driver? Who wants their sons and daughters to be truck drivers? At last count, the virtual show of hands came up about 30,000 short in 2014, with worse expected to come in the years ahead. If there is a way to make this apparently undesirable but essential job more appealing, fleet owners want to know—and they want to know now. So, what will it take?

Navman Wireless and Teletrac Inc. are merging together, with the combined company expected to be run by a joint executive management team, though T.J. Chung – Navman’s president – will lead the new firm.
The newly-combined company will continue to operate under both the Navman and Teletrac brands and fully support all current customers and platforms in its ongoing goal to drive the industry forward, Chung stressed in a statement....More

CRST International Inc. is buying privately-held Pegasus Transportation, Inc., based in Louisville, KY, for an undisclosed sum.
CRST noted that it funded the purchase through existing cash reserves, allowing the company to remain debt-free....More

“Emotional Intelligence” was first introduced by Dr. Daniel Goleman in the mid 1990’s as a way for leaders to evaluate and develop their capabilities in five categories: Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy and Social Skill. Dr. Goleman explains that even though intelligence as measured by, "I.Q." is important, the most successful managers and leaders have a greater capacity for, “E.Q.”; “Emotional Intelligence.”...More

Love’s Travel Stops has opened a new travel stop in Bidwell, OH. The store is open at U.S. Highway 35 and Ohio State Route 850.
The new Love’s adds 72 truck parking spaces to the Buckeye State. The 24/7 facility also offers gourmet coffee, fresh fruit, gift items, name-brand electronics, seven showers and a Hardee’s restaurant. Other driver services include a Love’s Truck Tire Care center, RFID cardless fueling and CAT scales....More

Research and forecasting firm FTR Transportation Intelligence said lower fuel prices and the impacts associated with the suspension of the 34-hour restart provision within current hours-of-service (HOS) rules helped improve its Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for December....More

Fleetmaster Express, a Roanoke, VA-based carrier operating over 300 trucks and 1,400 trailers, said it is instituting a 10% boost in pay for over-the-road drivers. All drivers will receive a pay increases of varying amounts, the fleet said.
Fleetmaster Express provides over the road, local, and dedicated hauling as well as freight brokerage, warehousing and spotting services from 13 terminals....More

TL carrier C.R. England is offering a new bonus program for company and independent contractor trainers serving its dedicated and over the road (OTR) divisions, as well as pay increases for solo company drivers working in its Western regional fleet.
The company said trainer bonuses will be paid in one of two ways:...More

When the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued its framework of regulations that would limit unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), i.e. drones, it was immediately perceived as a major setback for Amazon, which desires to create a fleet of package delivery drones....More